bubbles!

My dog showing off his jumping skills, notice how the other dogs don't seem to care at all?

How to Entertain your Dog, water fetch

Perhaps the only thing in the world that my dog likes more than fetch, is playing fetch in water! Even better playing fetch in a river. Here are some recent photos from our time in Montana. Another friend of mine took a photo of him playing fetch and even got it published but of course I can't seem to find it now.

Dog Photo Shoot

Another shot from another photo-shoot. It's not easy being a famous dog.

Travel Trailer Photo Shoot

My friend and Beacon Hill neighbor Leslie Howells shot this wonderful set of photos for us. This was for a magazine article but Rhubarb is featured in many of the shots.

It looks like we are out in the country, but this was actually taken just south of the Jefferson Park Golf Course in the green belt along Cheasty Boulevard.

How to Entertain your Dog, Bonsai Safari

We live in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle with a lot of exotic, well groomed shrubbery. I wanted a better idea what my neighborhood was like so my dog and I set off on an all day hike around the neighborhood on an urban Bonsai Safari.

You can read more about Behi Bonsai here.

How to Entertain your Dog, Favorite Toy

This is my dogs favorite toy, he is very protective of it. What else can I say?

How to Entertain your Dog, Going for a Drive

To tell you the truth, my dog does not actually like getting in the car that much, but he does like where we end up going (usually to the dog park or a friends house).

The music in this video is by my brothers punk rock band "12 Pack of DOOM" and the song is "I can't stand what's on the radio"

Remember safety first, my dog has his own seat harness and my truck has the ability to turn off the airbag.

How to Entertain your Dog, Peanut Butter

Do all dogs love peanut butter? Mine sure does!

Again I would only do this with close adult supervision, I would worry about a dog eating the plastic if he got too carried away.

People tell me that I shoot my videos from odd angles and edit them weird. Too much art school I guess.

How to Entertain your Dog, playing with the vacuum

Usually my dog jumps at the vacuum. Of course the day that I tied my video camera to the vacuum to try and film this, he suddenly gets shy and I have to chase him around with it. It's still kind of funny video.

No dogs or people or vacuums were harmed in the making of this video.

How to Entertain your Dog, Fetch

We shot this recently in Seattle's Jefferson Park near our house on Beacon Hill.

Truthfully we play fetch almost every day. Rhubarb lives for fetch. He would rather play fetch than almost anything including eating. I try to come up with new ways to make fetch more interesting, we even play at night with a glowy ball.

How to Entertain your Dog, playing with Laser!

My dog will chase anything that moves! But his favorite must be chasing a laser. You can buy these cheap little laser pointers just about everywhere now, but be careful not to shine it directly into your pets eyes! Remember that this is all done with close adult supervision.

My friends kids call this 'my dogs remote control' because you can make the dog do whatever you want! Good entertainment for a cold day when you don't want to take your dog outside.

How to Entertain your Dog, Bubbles!

It's not like we do this every day! I'm sure eating bubbles is not healthy, but he does not actually catch very many of them, so I think it's okay. This is a very popular one with the kids.

How to Entertain your Dog, Fetching Snow

Rhubarb and I went on a cross country ski trip near Mt Rainier. Rhubarb loves fetch, so why not fetch snowballs? With over 10,000 views we must be doing something right?

How to Entertain your Dog, idea #27

Our next video we shared with the world was Dog vs. Toy. My dog LOVES wind up toys and he gets so excited that he can't control himself.

Again, this was done with close adult supervision. Don't give your dog anything that he might choke on.

How to Entertain your Dog, idea #47

This was the video that started it all. My dog loves balloons so I shot a short video with my point and shoot camera. Even though it only lasted about a minute, I edited it to make it look like it took all day. Of course you should not ever leave your pet unattended with a balloon! Do I really need to say that?

Of course this video took off and Rhubarb became an overnight Youtube celebrity. From this video he has gotten fan mail and questions from around the world.

About my Dog

My dog 'Rhubarb' lives with us in our Beacon Hill home in Seattle. He is a wonderful but quirky pet who needs a lot of entertainment. I adopted him from the animal shelter about 8 years ago when he was about 6 months old and quickly realized that I was going to have my hands full coming up with ways to keep him out of trouble.

I'm starting this blog to share some of our ideas and experiences with others who may need help and ideas when it comes to entertaining their pets.